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GROTON BASE “FIRST AND FINEST” QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER
Jan/Feb/Mar 2014
Our Creed
“To perpetuate the memory of our Shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving
their country. That their dedication, deeds and supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation toward
greater accomplishments. Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America and its Constitution.”
LN1 Li, COMSUBGRU 2, and MA1(SWAC) Miracle, NAVSUBSCOL
accept $3,500 check for Caring and Sharing for Christmas.
BATTLE E Winner USS DALLAS (SSN 700)
returns from her final deployment on 25 Nov 2013
SUBVETS 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Return to your Submarine Roots! — Come celebrate the USSVI Groton Base 50th
Anniversary Weekend where it all started. Groton Base the “First and Finest”, is proud
to host the annual Anniversary Weekend. It will be held in the “Submarine Capital of
the World”, Groton CT 1-3 May 2014. This event is a great opportunity for all submariners to come back to where we all got started, to see the advances we have made in
Submarine technology, and to perpetuate the memories of all Submariners.
To save space in the newsletter, and to save on the cost of printing, you can get a
copy of the Registration form at the clubhouse on the Anniversary Web Page at http://
subvetsgroton.org/anniversary, or by contacting either the Base Commander, Vice Commander, or House Committee Chairman at the email addresses/telephone numbers provided in this newsletter.
In addition to celebrating the Anniversary of our great organization and having a
great time in sharing camaraderie with our Shipmates, the other purpose of this event
is to serve as the principal fundraiser for the Groton Base Scholarship program. There
are opportunities to provide sponsorships, and donations on the registration form. We
will also be generating a program book as another fundraiser for this event. The program book is discussed elsewhere in this newsletter.
Although we are still in the planning stages we have registration forms available
as indicated above. The basic Schedule of Events is listed on the SUBVETS website.
Other additional events may be added as we move down the road.
USSVI Groton
Base News
Please welcome our
new:
Vice Commander
Alvin Kinsall
and:
Base Secretary
Stephen Hallquist.
Watch for Base
Broadcasts for more
on changes of
Command and
submarine
commissionings.
On the Base — the
new Exchange and
Commissary complex
is well underway.
IF YOU HAVEN’T RENEWED—YOU’RE DINK! RENEW YOUR DUES FOR 2014 TODAY.
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S UB VE TS GR O TO N B AS E B O AT NO TE S
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U.S. Submarine Force Losses
January/February/March
JANUARY
USS S-36 (SS-141) was lost on 20 Jan 1942 when it was destroyed after grounding on Taka Bakang Reef in Makassar Strait, Indonesia, near Makassar City. The crew was all rescued. USS S-26 (SS-131) was lost on 24 Jan
1942 with the loss of 46 officers and men when it was sunk after ramming by USS PC-460 in the Gulf of Panama,
14 miles West of San Jose Light. USS Argonaut (SS-166) was lost on 10 Jan 1943 with the loss of 84 officers and
men when it was sunk off Rabaul near 05 155N 153 50E; another location given as 5 40S 152 02E) USS Swordfish (SS-193) was lost on 12 Jan 1945 with the loss of 90 officers and men when it was sunk near Yaku Island, off
Kyushu, water <600' deep near island (27 00N 128 40E).
FEBRUARY
USS Shark (SS-174) was lost on 11 Feb 1942 with the loss of 59 officers and men when it was sunk East of Menado, Celebes as a result of one of 3 attacks, (11Feb42 E of Menado, 17Feb42 N of Kendari, 21Feb42 E of Kendari).
USS Amberjack (SS-219) was lost on 16 Feb 1943 with the loss of 72 officers and men when it was sunk off Rabaul; last contact at 5 05S 152 37E. USS Scorpion (SS-278) was lost on 1 Feb 1944 with the loss of 77 officers and
men when it was sunk in the East China Sea. USS Grayback (SS-208) was lost on 26 Feb 1944 with the loss of
80 officers and men when it was sunk near 25 47N 128 45E. USS Trout (SS-202) was lost on 29 Feb 1944 with
the loss of 79 officers and men when it was sunk near 22 40N, 131 45E, middle of Philippines Basin. USS Barbel
(SS-316) was lost on 4 Feb 1945 with the loss of 81 officers and men when it was sunk in southern entrance to Palawan Passage 7 49.5S 116 47.5SW Palawan.
MARCH
USS F-4 [ex SKATE] (SS-23) was lost on 25 Mar 1915 with the loss of 19 officers and men when it foundered off
Honolulu Harbor. USS Triton (SS-201) was lost on 15 Mar 1943 with the loss of 74 officers and men when it was
sunk at 0 09N 144 55E. USS Perch (SS-176) was lost on 3 Mar 1942 with the loss of 8 officers and men when it
was sunk near 30 Miles NW Soerabia, Java. 60 officers and men were taken prisoner; 52 survived the war. USS
Grampus (SS-207) was lost on 5 Mar 1943 with the loss of 72 officers and men when it was sunk in the Blackett
Strait, possibly in Vella Gulf; last contact at 4 55S 152 30E. USS Seawolf H-1 (SS-28) was lost on 12 Mar 1920
with the loss of 4 officers and men when it grounded at Magdalena Bay, Mexico; it was sunk in 9 fathoms while being towed off. USS Tullibee (SS-284)
was lost on 26 Mar 1944 with the loss of 79 officers and men when it was
sunk by own torpedo in operating area just north of Palau. One man was taken prisoner and he survived the war. USS Kete (SS-369) was lost on 20 Mar
1945 with the loss of 87 officers and men when it was sunk somewhere between 29 38N 130 02E and Midway. USS Trigger (SS-237) was lost on 28
USS Kete (SS-369)
March 1945 with the loss of 91 officers and men when it was sunk in area 32
16N>30 40N by 132 05E> 127 50E (maybe near 32 16N 132 05E).
Clubhouse Cleanup
Our club gets cleaned thanks to our shipmates on the Saturday Morning Cleanup Crew who continually donate
time every weekend to clean our clubhouse and keep it looking good for our members and guests.
The club belongs to the membership, but cleanup of the club is done by only a small handful of hard-working, dedicated volunteers. We can always use more volunteers on a regular basis to clean. You don’t have to be there every
Saturday, just when you can.
Cleanup starts around 7am and is usually completed by 10am for our 11am opening.
The clubhouse belongs to the membership, and at Groton Base we are very fortunate in that we are the only
USSVI Base with its own clubhouse, even 48 years after the organization was formed. That is special.
Please pitch in to keep your club clean. If the membership does not clean the clubhouse, it does not get cleaned.
Our fall field day was successful even though there were only 13 volunteers. Thanks to Dale MacKay and his
grandson Joseph, Charlie McMullin, Obie Hill, Chris Callahan, Frank Rowe, Eric and Nathaniel Mathley, Bob
Bell, Dee and John Carcioppolo, Jeff Walsh and Stan Mathis.
RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY FOR 2014 OR FOR MULTIPLE YEARS!
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SU BV E T S G R OT O N BASE BO AT N O T E S
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Commander’s Corner
As you all know we have had some turmoil over the last few months and we have taken it in
stride, and are on the road to recovery for ourselves and the Organization. It was due to many
things but this is not the forum to discuss it. Many of you heard various rumors and other discussions that have prompted you to question why you joined this Organization in the first place. You
joined it because you chose to join the Navy and then our Submarine force. It was volunteer then
and it is volunteer now. You worked harder than most in the Navy to get qualified in a warfare
group that absolutely depends on each other for their return to homeport where their loved ones
were waiting. Now that most of us do not have to go to sea we can sit around and laugh about the
good times and the not so good times because we all were out there together. You joined USSVI
for the camaraderie that we always enjoy when submariners get together. It was “To perpetuate the memory of
our shipmates….” Groton Base is the First and Finest and we shall continue to be same.
As we continue into the next quarter of this year remember we have a number of activities planned and at times
the committees that are responsible for the planning and execution of these tasks require your help accomplish
same. It may be only one event or a day, but if spread out among our membership all of our activities will be successful.
First on our plate is the renewal of your membership. If you haven’t renewed your dues – Your late! We have to
get these processed immediately.
We have dinners planned for January, February & March. See the calendar of events for these dates. I hope you
will plan your other family activities to include these events. It’s your Organization.
Our Thanksgiving/Caring and Sharing Program was again a great success. We fed close to a thousand people
between meals on wheels and our guests at the clubhouse. We made significant donations back to the community
using the surplus funds. The team, here in Groton and from as far away as Long Island, NY, have served USSVI
in preserving our creed to “Perpetuate the memory of our shipmates...” With several of our guests volunteering to
take meals to known veterans not comfortable in requesting a meal or two, and another stopping what appeared
to be a disabled veteran in a super market and inviting him and his family for a take-out meal. This is what Subvets is about; veterans helping veterans, community helping community.
In addition to Thanksgiving, November was a busy month. We supported the Red, White and Blue Mass at the
Cathedral in Norwich, several Veterans events, including our Veterans Day Memorial Service where we remembered our shipmates on eternal patrol. I thank the membership for their dedication to our Organization and for
their support.
In recent weeks it has become apparent that numerous members of Groton Base have chosen to unsubscribe
from our weekly broadcasts and occasional intermediate broadcasts. I have attempted to keep the number of
broadcasts to two per week to prevent this from happening. The broadcasts are to keep this Base informed of
what is going on so that you might want to participate in one of the many events we plan for the year. It is like
any other news cast; if you do not like it turn it off/delete it, but do not destroy the medium that transmitted it.
These broadcasts provide information in the local area.
Shortly, we will begin a new year—a year of significant events for USSVI. It’s our Golden Anniversary and we
become a member of the Holland Club, too. There will be many events across this great nation of ours at every
Base and District. We are 50 years young! With fellow members I have become accustomed to, it will be continue
to be great to be a part of this organization. Like any organization people will have differences of opinion, but we
are Brothers Of The Phin, and our fellowship will continue.
This year is another election year. You will be electing our Vice Commander and Secretary. Our choice was to
stagger our election process to maintain some continuity in our E-Board. If you need to see changes in our Base
consider running for one of these elected offices. It is time for others in the membership to step to the plate and
take the reins of our great Base.
For those of you with children seeking higher education consider our scholarship programs. Nationals program
started in October and continues to receive applications until April 15th, and Groton Base’s program will commence receiving applications in mid-February. Please assist your children with these applications. It saves you
money and helps these young people become the individuals we would like them to be. The more education they
have, the better decisions they will make in their lives.
I have talked enough. Keep an eye on the Base Calendar of Events on our webpage. There is so much going on
that I open the webpage with the calendar first before I get side tracked.
Until next quarter, or the next broadcast, be safe this Winter.
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Message from the Vice Commander—Al Kinsall
First I would like
to thank Base Commander Stan Mathis
and the E-Board for
their confidence in
me to appoint me to
this interim position
until the next election cycle comes up for Vice Commander. Because of timing constraints this message is meant to
be more of an introduction of me.
In 1985 I earned from the University of New Haven Connecticut a
Bachelor of Science degree; Business Administration/Shipyard
Management, graduating cum
laude.
Since 1999 I have been a licensed Real Estate REALTOR®,
Justice of the Peace, and Notary
Public.
From 1962-1999 I worked at
General Dynamics Electric Boat
Corporation as a Sr. Planning
Specialist (Seawolf and Virginia
Class Submarines), a Systems
Analyst, an Operational Control
Transfer (OPCON) Area Manager,
Sr. Ship Superintendent—Ohio
Class (Forward and Engine Room,
a Human Resources Supervisor,
a Work Measurement-Process Analyst, in Construction Engineering and as a Shipyard Test Organization–Supervisor.
1958-1962 I was in the United
States Navy—Submarine Force—
USS Skipjack (SSN-585)
I’ve been involved in community
and volunteer work. With the
Eastern CT Association of REALTORS® I have served on the
Board of Directors and am the
current President Elect 2014. I
served as 4 term member and
chairman of the Finance Committee, served as Treasurer (3 terms)
and am serving as a State Board
of Director.
As a member of
SUBVETS
Groton Base I have served as
chairman of the Club Relocation
search committee and am serving
as Anniversary Scholarship Golf
Tournament Chairman; HOLLAND Club Chairman and a
member and docent for the Submarine Force Library and Museum Association.
I am also a member of the New
London Elks and Knights of Co-
lumbus and have served as a
member and president of the New
London Lions.
I served as an elected three
term member and president of the
New London Board of Education.
I served as a member and as
Chairman of the New London Personnel Board and as a member
and Chairman of New London
Board of Assessment Appeals.
I have also served as a member
and president of the public library
of New London.
I enjoy family, travel, golf, and
politics.
As an added note - You can always feel free to contact me with
your ideas, suggestions and concerns for creating a better organization.
My
email is
vice@subvetsgroton.org or call me
at 860-460-0027.
PS: Groton Base will be celebrating our 50th year Anniversary in
1,2,3 May 2014. Mark your calendar and come and enjoy this great
weekend.
Best Regards,
Al Kinsall,
Vice Commander – Groton Base
SVGB Color Guard
by PW Louthain Color Guard Captain Acting
The Submarine Veterans Groton Base Color Guard presents or parades
the Flags for Memorial Services and Events a few times a year. Not everyone is available for each event so we have several members to call
when we are asked to participate. Our uniform is black shoes, dark
pants, white shirt, SV Tie, SV Vest, SV Garrison Hat and White Gloves.
Color
Guard
Members:
Charlie Starratt Captain
Dave Cornell, Bob Gustafson, Al Kinsall, Jim Leonatis, PW Louthain,
Rich Lukas, Dale Mackay, Charlie Murray, Durrell Rader, Bob Sharp,
George Torkelson, Buck-o Padgett, Red Padgett, Jeff Walsh, Mark A
Wiggins
Flags: American, CT State Flag, US Navy, USSVI. POW, WWII and
Canadian
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Chaplain’s Offerings—Tom Russell, Base Chaplain
Much of the reporting
from the chaplain have
been on Honors Services, Eternal Patrols,
and hospital visits, but
that is only half of
what the chaplain, his
alternates, and his volunteers have been doing. It's funny
how some things turn out when you
take them from the beginning.
For instance, just consider the number of SUBVET chaplain events
that have been created from just a
single source. There are the Homecoming events we take part in, welcoming the deployers and their submarines home from six month deployments overseas. Next are the
two historic Remembrance Ceremonies that we do, September 11th for
the terrorist air attacks in NY, the
Pentagon and PA, and December 7th
for the Japanese air attacks on
Pearl Harbor, HI.
Additionally,
support is provided for the SUBVET Memorial Day Ceremony with
21 minute guns of mourning.
All of this began with a muzzle
loading brass cannon built by my
grandfather and a request from
Groton to welcome cruise ships to
New London. We had the cannon.
And we fired it faithfully. The
growth occurred with gun interest
from fellow vets and the introduction of two Winchester 10 gauge
black powder blank saluting cannons, Navy models with brass barrels. All the rest of it came with
the thoughts of where and when
can we fire the cannons? Praise
the Lord and pass the ammunition!
I need to expand on the chaplain's
alternates, the two willing and capable men who make the chaplain's
duties available at a moment's notice, every day of the year. Alternate Chaplain Jack Gallimore fills
a spot that makes this chaplain job
doable. The Honors Services alone
bring Jack to the fore with Eternal
Patrol Certificates for the families,
mailed out if necessary, but always
on hand for the service. If I am
away, Jack picks up the whole load
and has never failed. The whole
load is contacting the family and
funeral home, calling the troops for
a service, and doing the service.
Being a COB certainly reflects his
capability and leadership in handling whatever comes up. On top of
that, Jack is also the chaplain for
SUBVETS WWII in our area.
Our second Alternate Chaplain is
Norm Kuzel, another dedicated
stand in if help is needed. Norm
has already done an Honors Service
when neither Jack nor myself were
available and it went off like clockwork. Norm has his Ella Mae as a
right hand and the two of them are
inseparable. He has all the services
we do, word for word, and he could
do a sermon off the cuff if he had to.
A dedicated shipmate and willing to
answer the call whenever he is
needed, except from January to
April.
We're here for you and yours and it
is our privilege to serve.
Cheers to all and blessings on thee,
Tom Russell, Chaplain SVGB
H860-536-7733 C860-885-6177
Email chaplain@subvetsgroton.org
Groton Base Officers, Committee Chairs, & Points of Contacts
Base Commander
Stan Mathis
Vice Commander
Al Kinsall
Secretary
Stephen Hallquist
Treasurer
Mike Munhall
commander@subvetsgroton.org
vice@subvetsgroton.org
secretary@subvetsgroton.org
treasurer@subvetsgroton.org
House Committee
Board of Trustees
Webmaster/Membership
Chaplain
Jeff Walsh
Dennis Popp
Robert Perritt
Tom Russell
house1@subvetsgroton.org
bot@subvetsgroton.org
membership@subvetsgroton.org
chaplain@subvetsgroton.org
Club Manager
HOLLAND Club
Memorial
Ships Store/Building Committee
Sharon Foret
Al Kinsall
Scott Freyer
Tom Connors
clubmanager@subvetsgroton.org
holland@subvetsgroton.org
memorial@subvetsgroton.org
stores@subvetsgroton.org
CT License Plates
Veterans Affairs
Scholarship
SUBSCOL Graduations
Harrison Solt
Brian Turley
Gregory Kane
Jack Gallimore
plates@subvetsgroton.org
veterans@subvetsgroton.org
scholarship@subvetsgroton.org
graduation@subvetsgroton.org
SFLM Docent
Ken Johnson
Public Affairs
Frank Rowe
Westport Satellite Group
Paul Grammar
Ladies Auxiliary
Dee Carcioppolo
docent@subvetsgroton.org
pao@subvetsgroton.org
Paul@subcob.com
ladiesaux@subvetsgroton.org
Kap(SS) for Kid(SS)
John Riley
Boat Notes Editor
Frank Rowe
Boat Sponsorship
P.W. Louthain
Color Guard
PW Louthain
kaps4kids@subvetsgroton.org
newsletter@subvetsgroton.org
nbsp@subvetsgroton.org
colorguard@subvetsgroton.org
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Shipmates on Eternal Patrol
The gift for which our
departed shipmates laid their
lives on the line is our freedom
today. We express our
gratitude for their service by
our remembrance of them.
Take a moment now . . . and in
silence breathe a prayer for
our absent shipmates.
Alfred A. Charette Jr., age 80,
passed away unexpectedly 31 May
2013 at his home in Mystic, CT.
Al qualified in submarines
onboard USS K1 SSK1 in 1953.
He also served aboard USS Bang
SS385 and USS Nautilus SSN571.
Al served in a number of higher
level submarine positions, retiring
from the Navy in 1979. He joined
us at USSVI Groton Base in 2002
and was a Life and Holland Club
member. He was also a member of
the International Submariners
Assn. (USA) and several other
submarine related organizations.
Emerson Milton Malcolm, age
87, passed away 18 June 2013 at
the Groton Regency H&R. Emerson qualified in submarines
onboard USS Sargo SS188 in
1944. He also served aboard USS
Roncador SS301, USS Caiman
SS323, USS Queenfish SS393,
USS Tiru SS416 and USS Razorback SS394.
Emerson retired
from the Navy onboard USS Hardhead SS365 in 1963 as EMC(SS).
He joined us at USSVI Groton
Base in 1994 and was a Life and
Holland Club member. He was
also a member of SUBVETS WWII
and Fleet Reserve Assn. Branch
20 in Groton.
Joseph A. Hanzel Jr., age 96,
passed away 26 June 2013 in
Palm Coast FL. Joe qualified in
submarines onboard USS S-34
SS139 in 1943. He served for 21
years and retired as WO1 in 1956.
Joe joined us at USSVI Groton
Base in 1995 and was a Life and
Holland club member. He was
also a Master Mason and a WWII
SUBVET.
Victor J. Liddon, age 64, passed
away 18 July 2013 at Brigham and
Women's Hospital in Boston, MA
although a resident of Groton, CT.
Victor qualified in submarines
onboard USS Dogfish SS350 in
Alexander Hamilton SSBN617, USS
George Washington SSBN 598, USS
Kameahameha SSBN642 and USS
Ulysses S. Grant SSBN631. Victor
retired from the Navy after 24 years
of service as MMCS(SS). He joined
and was a Life member.
Joseph F. "Jeff" Watterson Jr.,
age 70, passed away 19 August 2013
in Waterford, CT. Jeff was an Associate Member of USSVI Groton
Base, serving more than 40 years in
law enforcement with the New London Police Department and Waterford Police Department. He also
was a member of the U.S. Marine
Corps Reserve and was honorably
discharged after many years of service.
Jeff joined us at USSVI
Groton Base in 2010 and was a regular Associate member.
Richard L. Younger, Sr., - age
81, husband of Helen (Pfeifer)
Younger, of Stillwater Farm in
Lyme, passed away on Saturday,
Aug. 31, 2013, at his home. He was
born on May 9, 1932, in Papillion,
Nebraska, the son of Frederick and
Teresa (Kopf) Younger. Dick was a
retired Navy veteran of both the
Korean and Vietnam Wars having
served for over 20 years in the Submarine Service. Qualified in submarines on the USS Diablo (SS-479)
in 1952 and was a TMC(SS) when
he left the Navy. Joined Groton
Base in 2000.
Charles W. Grant Jr., age 80,
passed away 17 September 2013 at
his home in Franklin, CT. Charlie
qualified in submarines on USS Tirante SS 420 and served during the
Korean and Vietnam wars.
He
joined us at USSVI Groton Base in
1995 and was a Life and Holland
Club member.
Richard Charles Lightle, age 69,
passed away 18 September 2013 at
Yale-New Haven Hospital. Rick
qualified in submarines onboard
USS Cubera SS 347 in 1964. He
also served aboard USS Ulysses S.
Grant SSBN 631, USS Grampus
SS 523, USS Seahorse SSN 669
And USS Barb SSN 596.
He
served 20 years in the Navy and
retired as RMCS(SS) in 1982. Rick
joined us at USSVI Groton Base in
2001 and was a Life member.
Harry Otho Glover, age 84,
passed away 21 October 2013 in
Crete, IL. Harry qualified in submarines onboard USS Dolphin SS
169 in 1942. He served during
WWII in the liberation of the Philippines, in the Mediterranean and
Cuba during the Korean War, and
aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
SSBN602 during the Vietnam War.
Harry retired from the Navy in
1967 as TMCS(SS). He joined us
at USSVI Groton Base in 2004 and
was a Life and Holland Club member.
William L. Beaman Sr., age 89,
passed away 23 October 2013 at
Lawrence+Memorial Hospital in
New London CT. Bill qualified in
submarines onboard USS Flasher
SS 249 in 1943 and completed seven war patrols during WWII. He
also served aboard USS Quillback
SS424, USS Harder SS 568, USS
Dogfish SS 350, USS George Washington SSBN 598, and USS Casimir Pulaski.
Bill joined us at
USSVI Groton Base in 1997 and
was a Life and Holland Club member.
William Earl "Fitzy" Fitzpatrick, age 72, passed away 24 October 2013 after a short illness.
Fitzy qualified in submarines
onboard USS Runner SS 476 in
George Washington Carver SSBN
656, USS Baltimore SSN 704, and
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Shipmates on Eternal Patrol (cont’d)
USS Tinosa SSN 606. Fitzy retired from the Navy as FTCS(SS)
in 1989. He joined us at USSVI
Groton Base in 2000 and was a
Life member.
Kenneth A. Wheeler, age 84,
passed away 25 October 2013 at
home after a five-year battle with
multiple myeloma. Ken qualified
in submarines onboard USS Becuna SS 319 in 1952. He served 20
years in the Submarine Service
retiring in 1967 as RMC(SS). Ken
joined us at USSVI Groton Base
in 2007 and was a Life and Holland Club member.
Luther E."Ed" Bess, age 81,
passed away 9 November 2013 at
his residence in Gales Ferry, CT.
Ed qualified in submarines
onboard USS Spikefish SS 404 in
Croaker SS 246, USS Diablo SS
479, and USS Sea Owl SS 405.
Ed retired after 28 years in the
Navy as EMCS(SS) in 1980. He
joined us at USSVI Groton Base
in 2003 and was a Life and Holland Club member.
James Francis Gleason, Jr., age
79, passed away 11 November
2013 in Greenwich, CT. Jim qualified in submarines onboard USS
Croaker SS 246 in 1954. He left
the Navy as EM2(SS). Jim joined
and was a Life and Holland Club
member.
Frank A. Limpert Sr., 84, of
North Stonington, passed away at
The Westerly Hospital on Oct. 9,
2013. Frank qualified submarines onboard the USS SEA OWL
(SS 405) in 1947. He also served
onboard the USS IREX (SS 482),
USS GROUPER (SS 214), USS
ENTEMEDOR (SS 340), and USS
SKIPJACK (SSN 585). Frank
served his country for 20 years
and retired as a QMC(SS) in 1967.
Frank joined us at USSVI Groton
Base in 1997, he was a Life and
Holland Club member.
“There is a port of no return,
where ships may ride at
anchor for a little space.
And then some starless night
the cable slips, leaving only an
eddy at the mooring place.
Gulls veer no longer, Sailor
rest your oar. No tangled
wreckage will be washed
ashore.”
Shipmates Charette, Malcolm,
Hanzel, Liddon, Watterson,
Younger, Grant, Lightle,
Glover, Beaman, Fitzpatrick,
Wheeler, Bess, Gleason, &
Limpert
–Rest your oar.
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Our first Memorial Service of the year will be held on Saturday 06 April 2014 at 1:00 pm. It will be held at
the U.S. SUBVETS WWII National Submarine Memorial East. This Memorial Service will be held in commemoration of the 51st Anniversary of the loss of USS THRESHER (SSN 593) and the 114th Birthday of the
Submarine Force. The Memorial Service will include the Tolling of the Boats. In the event of inclement weather the Memorial Service will be moved indoors at the Groton Municipal Building on Meridian Street in the
City of Groton.
We will also have a Memorial Service on 03 May as part of the SUBVETS Anniversary Celebration starting
at 1:00 pm (Guest Speaker to be determined) and on Monday 27 May for Memorial Day at 12:00 am (Guest
Speaker to be determined).
We hope that you will be able to join us for one or all of these Memorial Services as we pay tribute to our
Shipmates on Eternal Patrol. Remember these Memorial Services are truly what we are about. “To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives…” Following the Memorial Services (Apr 06 and
Memorial Day only) we will host a reception back at the clubhouse. These are always pot-luck receptions. We
ask you to bring a dish to share. We also need volunteers to help prepare, serve and cleanup.
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Membership News—Robert Perritt
membership_chair@subvetsgroton.org
Together with Rick Boorman
and Brian Turley we as the Membership Committee have three
primary goals. Retention, Recovery and Recruitment. These goals
should not just be the Membership Committee’s Goals because
— RETENTION, RECOVERY
AND RECRUITMENT is the
responsibility of ALL HANDS.
We need to retain the members
we have. Recover the ones we may
have lost due to non-renewals and
recruit new members whenever
we have the opportunity.
We are in the final phase of the
retention phase for 2013. As of
this writing we still have 669
members who still need to renew,
which includes 135 Life Members.
Renewal Notes
*It’s never too early to pay your
dues in advance. We have members paid out till 2049. You may
renew in person with any member
of the Committee, fill out a renewal form at the clubhouse and drop
it with your payment in the Dues
Box by the stairs, renew by mail
or renew online at the Base Website using PayPal: http://
www.subvetsgroton.org/
Donations/default.aspx.
* Don’t forget when renewing to
New Members
To all new members of USSVI
Groton Base, Welcome Aboard!!!
New Members A=Associate,
D=Dual, L=Life, R=Regular,
H=Holland Club)
T. Steven Avery Jr. USS HYMAN
G. RICKOVER SSN 709 (R)
Michael Pete Baker USS MINNEAPOLIS- ST PAUL SSN 708 (L)
Continued on Page 14
(Regular and Associate). We have
been processing renewals since 1
Jul. As you can see by the membership statistics we are about
100 members shy of last year’s
total and our numbers for 2014
are really low. We need to put a
full court press on membership
renewals for 2014. On 31 January
those who have not renewed will
be dropped from the Membership
Roster, and those Life Members
will be dropped from Groton Base,
and will become Members At
Large of National.
We will be working hard on
Membership Renewals from now
to February working on getting as
many members to renew as possible. We will be putting forth our
best efforts to maximize the Membership Renewals so that in February 2014 we will only drop the
minimum number of members
due to non-renewals. YOUR
HELP IS NEEDED!
Box Score & Membership Information as of Dec 27, 2013
Year
Associate
Life /
Holland
Regular
Total
New
Members
Eternal
Patrol
2012
168
1207
892
2,267
297
24
2013
161
1178
826
2165
283
31
2014
98
1055
354
1507
0
0
please update your information
such as Mailing Address, Email
address, tel #, boats served on,
high rate, Active Duty/Retired (as
applicable) etc., so that this information can be updated in both the
Groton Base and National Data
Bases. Information changes all
the time, and it’s up to you to keep
us up-to-date with the most current information. We are only as
good as the information we have.
GARBAGE IN. GARBAGE
OUT.
YOUR INFORMATION
On the USSVI National Website
you can also update your military
history, Boats you served on,
shore duty, memories, and so on.
Make sure your service dates are
correct – these are needed for War
Veteran status. If you earned gold
stripes, update that on the website. Your Next of Kin / Spouse
should also be verified.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL COSTS
Regular & Associate Membership
$35.00
For Multiple Years:
2 years
3 years
5 years
Just being a member
$70.00
$100.00
$165.00
Saves time
Saves $5.00
Saves $10.00
Priceless!
Dual Base Membership
$15.00
Per Year
Life & Associate Life Membership
Age 76 and Above
$100.00
66 to 75
$200.00
56 to 65
$300.00
46 to 55
$400.00
45 and Under
$500.00
(Add $15.00 for Groton Base Dues)
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Recommend you cut this out and keep it handy so you have a ready reference of all events and start times.
Wed, 01 Jan
Fri 03 Jan
Sun, 05 Jan
Mon, 06 Jan
Thur 08 Jan
Sun, 12 Jan
Tue, 14 Jan
Thu, 16 Jan
Sat, 18 Jan
Sun, 19 Jan
Mon, 20 Jan
Tue, 21 Jan
Fri, 24 Jan
Sun, 26 Jan
Mon, 27 Jan
Wed, 29 Jan
Fri, 31 Jan
Sat, 01 Feb
Sun, 02 Feb
Mon, 03 Feb
Thu, 06 Feb
Sun, 09 Feb
Tue, 11 Feb
Fri, 14 Feb
Sat, 15 Feb
Sun, 16 Feb
Mon, 17 Feb
Tue, 18 Feb
Sun, 23 Feb
Mon, 24 Feb
Wed, 26 Feb
Sun, 02 Mar
Mon, 03 Mar
Thu, 06 Mar
Sun, 09 Mar
Tue, 11 Mar
Sat, 15 Mar
Sun, 16 Mar
Mon, 17 Mar
Tue, 18 Mar
Wed, 19 Mar
JANUARY 2014 -- See website for updates at www.subvetsgroton.org
New Year’s Day
Schedule Annual Picnic W/ MWR
Steak 'n Eggs Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Monthly Business Meeting
6:30pm
50th Anniversary Planning Mtg
6:00pm
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Take Down Christmas Tree
1:00 pm
SVWWII Social/lunch
11:30am
Scholarship Planning Meeting
6:00pm
SVGB Dinner Winter Steak Night $15 each
5:30pm – 9:00pm
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
MLK Day
All day
GB Westport Satellite Group Meeting
6:30pm – 8:45pm
BOT/CLUB OFFICERS MEETING
6:30 pm
Holland Club luncheon
11:30am
Groton CPOA Dining In - Port and Starboard Banquet Room
6:00 PM
New London CT
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Holland Club Planning Meeting;
5:30pm – 6:20pm
E-Board Meeting
6:30pm – 8:00pm
50th Anniversary Planning Meeting
6:00 pm
Membership Renewal Drop Dead Date.
All Non-Renewals will be dropped
FEBRUARY 2014 -- See website for updates at www.subvetsgroton.org
Newsletter Article Deadline Inputs Due
10:00am – 12:00pm
SVGB Super Bowl Party Potluck
4:00pm
6:30pm
6:00pm
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
SVWWII Meeting/luncheon
10:30am
Valentine's Day
Prime Rib Dinner
5:30 - 9:00 pm
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Presidents Day
Board of Trustees/Club Officer Meeting
6:00
Westport Satellite Group Meeting
6:30pm – 8:45pm
11:30am
Brunch
10:00am – 12:00pm
Holland Club Planning Meeting;
5:30pm – 6:20pm
E-Board Meeting
6:30pm – 8:00pm
MARCH 2014 updates at www.subvetsgroton.org
Brunch
SVWWII Meeting/luncheon
SVGB Dinner Corned Beef & Cabbage
Brunch
GB Westport Satellite Group Meeting
10:00am – 12:00pm
6:30pm
6:00pm
10:00am – 12:00pm
10:30am
5:30pm 10:00am – 12:00pm
7:00pm
11:30am
6:30 pm
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National Submarine Memorial East: Scott Freyer
I know how much the U.S. SUBVETS WWII National Memorial
East means to the members of
Groton Base and to the SUBVETS
WWII and I will strive to continue
maintaining the Memorial in the
standards fitting of a National Memorial.
After the last National Convention, I’m proud to say The Memorial Committee was recognized for
their efforts by receiving the National Commander’s Robert Link
Award. We are very proud of this
award and continue the standards
that got us here. The Memorial
Committee is responsible for the
care and maintenance of the U.S.
SUBVETS WWII National Memorial East. Donations can be made
at any time. All of the funds to do this
work come from either donations or
the Annual Appeal and Raffle. Your
support is in keeping with our creed
“To perpetuate the memory of our
Shipmates who gave their lives in support of our country…”
There’s always lots of work to do in
maintaining the grounds and the memorial in the standards deserving of a
national memorial to our war dead
and in preparing the memorial for the
various memorial services and functions held there. This takes volunteers
and donations to support this work.
The Memorial Committee could always use more volunteers—especially
younger volunteers.
We encourage you to visit your memorial and to use it for various func-
tions. Please just contact us first
to ensure there is no conflict with
someone else’s plans and that we
are not doing major work on the
day/time that you want to use
it.To volunteer to assist the Memorial Committee, for arrangements to use the Memorial or for
any questions or comments regarding the Memorial please contact
me
at
memorial@subvetsgroton.org or by phone
at (860) 941-7811.
USSVI National News
AMERICAN SUBMARINER
The national magazine is available
https://www.ussvi.org/americansub
mariner.asp. If you’d rather get the
magazine online than mailed, contact the USSVI National Commander at NC@USSVI.ORG. This
saves the organization printing and
mailing costs.
NATIONAL WEB PAGE
http://ussvi.org. Contact information has been blocked for all
USSVI members to prevent spamming and let you make the decision
to make your information public.
Other members can see who you
are but will not be able to contact
you. unless you go to the USSVI
web page and unblock your information. If you need help or you
don’t have internet, contact a Base
Officer or the Membership committee.
NATIONAL CONVENTION The
USSVI Golden Anniversary National Convention will be held September 1 – 7, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Burlingame, CA. For additional information either visit the
webpage at https://www.ussvi.org/
Conventions.asp or contact Steve
Pagnelli at spagnel@prodigy.net.
Westport Satellite Group
The Westport Satellite Group
(WSG) is a group of Groton Base
SUBVETS who live in the southwest corner of CT. They enjoy the
benefits of being a part of the First
and Finest and have the added advantage of getting together as ship-
mates for good times and submarine
camaraderie even though they live
70–100 miles away from the clubhouse. The group as a whole are
great supporters of SUBVETS
Groton Base. They are big supporters of the Kaps for Kids, Scholarship
and Thanksgiving programs.
If you live down below New Haven
check them out. For more information, contact either Paul Grammar at (203) 386-9742 or
Paul@subcob.com or Dave Rosenbluh at davidr1126@comcast.net.
ADDRESS CHANGES:
Please keep your address up to date at all times. Having the correct address allows us to get you stuff and saves
us money. If we mail our newsletters to the wrong address, they end up costing us money, and you lose touch with
your organization. To update your address it’s simple. Just contact the membership chairman Robert Perritt at
Membership_Chair@subvetsgroton.org. or call him at 860-961-8327.
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Newsletter Boat Sponsorship Program
The Boat Notes Sponsorship Program is designed to get our Newsletter to the fleet, especially the Groton Commands. It is our minimum goal to have Six Copies of our newsletter sponsored for local Commands. Thanks to all
members that have made donations to sponsor our newsletter. To add your name to this list you can mail a check
to USSVI Groton Base, 40 School St, Groton CT 06340. Please include your name and address as well as the Commands you wish to sponsor or you can allow me to fill in the Command where needed. The donation requested for
sponsorship is $10 per year per Command. You may also drop your donation at our clubhouse. Remember, all donations are tax deductible. Thank you.
PW Louthain
nbsp@subvetsgroton.org
Command Sponsored
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USS ALBUQUERQUE (SSN 706)
USS ALEXANDRIA (SSN 757)
USS ANNAPOLIS (SSN 760)
USS ANNAPOLIS (SSN 760)
USS CALIFORNIA (SSN 781)
USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN
705)
USS DALLAS (SSN 700)
USS HARTFORD (SSN 768)
USS JIMMY CARTER (SSN 23)
USS MAINE (SSBN 741)
USS MAINE (SSBN 741)
USS MIAMI (SSN 755)
USS MIAMI (SSN 755)
USS MISSISSIPPI (SSN 782)
USS MISSOURI (SSN 780)
USS NEW HAMPSHIRE (SSN 778)
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PW Louthain
Thomas M. Russell III
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Maureen A. McLarrin
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Carl D. Hill
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Anonymous
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John G. Casey, Jr.
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USS Hardhead Alumni Assn.
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Charles F. Murray
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Newsletter Boat Sponsorship Program (cont’d)
USS NEW MEXICO (SSN 779)
USS NORTH DAKOTA (SSN 784)
USS NORTH DAKOTA (SSN 784)
USS OKLAHOMA CITY (SSN 723)
USS PITTSBURGH (SSN 720)
USS PROVIDENCE (SSN 719)
USS SAN JUAN (SSN 751)
USS SPRINGFIELD (SSN 761)
USS TOLEDO (SSN 769)
USS VIRGINIA (SSN 774)
Miami University NROTC
Naval Submarine School
NIOD Groton
NOSC Groton
NOSC Groton
NRMD Groton
NSMRL Groton
NSSC Groton
NSSC Groton
NSSF Groton
NUMI Groton
NUMI Groton
Regional Support Group Groton
STSC Groton
STSC Groton
Submarine Force Museum
Submarine Force Museum
Submarine Learning Center Groton
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The HOLLAND Club Report—Al Kinsall
The 2014 HOLLAND
CLUB ceremony will
be held on Saturday
07 June 2014. Currently there are 75
members who qualified in submarines
during 1964. Please note that if
you qualified before 1964 and
have not been inducted into this
prestigious group of submarine
veterans I urge you to contact me
so I can put you on the list for this
induction ceremony.
In the weeks to come I will be contacting each member to make
them aware of their eligibility and
to make sure their membership
dues are paid through 2014.
As stated many times before, each
month HOLLAND CLUB members get together at the club for
lunch. It’s a popular event that
sells out as soon as it’s publicized.
Wives and guests are welcome to
accompany their HOLLAND CLUB
member. The cost is only $6 each.
The luncheons are held the third
Tuesday of every month. Mark your
calendar and make your reservations early by contacting Bud Atkins (National HOLLAND CLUB
Chairman) either by email at budtmcm-ss@sbcglobal.net or (860) 4403120 for the next HOLLAND CLUB
luncheons scheduled for 15 October,
19 November and 17 December,
2013.
We are working on an excellent
guest speakers program for the remainder of the year. Recently we
have had as our guests: CAPT Richard E. Verbecke and CMDCM (SS)
Eric Murphy from Regional Support
Group Groton, RADM Ken Perry,
CMDR Submarine Group Two,
CAPT Dave Roberts, CO Naval
Submarine School and CMDCM
Thad
Schultz,
CMDR Submarine
Development
Squadron
Twelve
CAPT Vernon J.
Parks and CMDCM
(SS) Roy Wohlgemuth, and CDR
Steven Wilkonson Commanding Officer of the USS Hartford (SSN768)
and COB MMCM(SS) Eric Mathley.
Watch for announcements in the
Base Commander’s weekly email.
Also, I’ll be sending out an email
reminder each month reminding you
to reserve your seats for the luncheons as space is limited. Thank you
all for taking the time to join us for
lunch.
If you have any questions about the
HOLLAND CLUB Induction ceremony or our monthly luncheons,
please don’t hesitate to contact me
at (860)460-0027 or email me at
HOLLAND@subvetsgroton.org.
2014 Groton Base Nominations/Elections
In January we start the process of Base Elections for the permanent positions of Base Vice Commander and
Base Secretary for the next two years.
The present Vice Commander Al Kinsall and the present Secretary Stephen Hallquist stepped up and were appointed to temporarily fill these vacated positions.
According to the Groton Base Bylaws the Base Vice Commander and Base Secretary are elected in odd years.
Only Regular Members (Not including Associate Members) may participate in the election of Base Officers, and
only Regular Members may run for the positions of Base Officers. Associate Members may not run or vote in Base
Elections. They can only vote in the Club Officers/Board of Trustee Elections in even years.
There will be a Chairman of the Base Officer Nominations Committee appointed in the January time frame.
The Chairmen’s job is to collect Nominations for the different positions available, and to verify the eligibility and
desire of the potential candidates. Nominations will remain open until 01 April 2014. When the Nominations close
on 1 April the Chairman will provide listings of those candidates who have indicated their willingness to serve to
the Base Secretary who will take care of the ballots and voting by the membership.
The call for nominations for USSVI Groton Base Elected positions which include the Base Vice Commander
and Secretary will be issued at the January monthly meeting. If you are a member in good standing, you may
nominate yourself or any other Primary Groton Base Member for any of the elected positions listed above.
Nominations, when called for, may be made from the floor at the meeting or afterwards by separate correspondence. Nominations shall be submitted by any member in good standing to the chairman of the Nominating
Committee on or before 1 April 2014 when nominations will be closed. To be placed on the ballot by the Secretary
a nominee must sign a statement saying they agree to serve if elected, nominations shall be accepted upon the
oral or written consent of the nominee that he accepts the nominations and will serve if elected. The qualifications
of the nominee, not to exceed 100 words, shall accompany nominations. The Nomination Committee will request those statements from your nominees for you.
Upon receipt of all nominations as aforesaid, the officer conducting the nominations for the Base officers shall
have published in the Base publication the names and qualifications, in alphabetical order, of all candidates
properly nominated, at least thirty (30) Days prior to the monthly meeting.
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Groton Base Ship’s Store—Tom Connors
We have lots of small stores merchandise in stock: golf shirts, ball
caps, license plate frames, windshield stickers, dolphins, DBF
pins, and rating patches in stock.
We can also order individual
patches, vests, and garrison hats.
Are you in the Holland Club? We
have
Holland
Club
c oin s,
patches, shirts,
ball caps. and
you can special
order
Holland
Club Garrison hats.
Small stores
items can be
purchased
any time from
the bartender,
or you can
purchase
through me.
We can ship
to you as well.
Checks should
be made out to U.S. SUBVETS and
orders mailed to U.S. SUBVETS;
Attn: Ships Store;
40 School St.;
Groton,
CT
06340.
We can do special
orders from the
USSVI National
Storekeeper.
At
the USSVI National web page at
http://ussvi.org select Storekeeper.
L e t
m e
k n o w
a t
stor es@su bv etsg r oton .org
or
(860)445–5262 and we’ll order it.
Submarine Qualification Recognition Program
Attention COs and COBs!
Do you know about our Submarine Qualification and Recognition
Program (SQRP)?
We would like the opportunity to
recognize your sailors with our
SQRP, but to do so we need your
support and involvement.
We need you or one of your Chief
Petty Officers to tell us that you
would like to recognize crew members who recently Qualified in
Submarines at an upcoming meeting. We need a list of the individuals including their full names and
rates/ranks at least one week prior
to the meeting that we will be recognizing your sailors so that way
we can prepare a certificate for
them.
On meeting night (first Monday of
every month except when it falls on
a holiday), the crew members show
up before the meeting starts at 1830.
Usually the COB, CO, other crew
members and family accompany
them. We conduct the SQRP at the
very start of the meeting. The CO
and COB say a few words if desired.
We all sound off our names and boat
and year that we qualified. When
the sailors hear some of the Qualification years it really hits them. We
are usually done by 1900 so all can
depart, or proceed downstairs to enjoy our facilities. Anyone can stay for
rest of the meeting.
Boats just returning from deploy-
ments are the ideal candidates with
numerous crew members who received their dolphins for us to recognize. We look forward to recognizing
your sailors.
If you are in port when our meetings are scheduled (Jan 6, Feb 3, Mar
3)), give the Base Commander a call
and allow us to recognize your sailors.
If you are not the CO, or COB reading
this, please show them a copy and
bring it to their attention so that we
can recognize your shipmates for
their efforts and welcome them as
“Brothers of the Phin”.
New Members (cont’d)
James Bell USS MIAMI
SSN 755 (R)
Andrew M. Benton USS
HENRY M. JACKSON
SSBN 730 (R)
Curtis Bobbitt USS JACKSONVILLE SSN 699 (R)
Eric Boyd USS HARTFORD SSN 768 (R)
Kent R. Brannon USS
PROVIDENCE SSN 719 (L)
Joseph Breese Jr. USS SAN
JUAN SSN 751 (R)
Edward L Burchfield USS
BARBEL SS 580 (L)
Robert Butts USS SEA-
WOLF SSN 21 (R)
Emil Casciano USS OHIO
SSBN 726 (R)
Michael D Clifford USS
PASADENA SSN 752 (R)
Nathan Darris USS VIRGINIA SSN 774 (R)
Mark W. Dixon USS SIMON BOLIVAR SSBN 641
(R)
Darrel Ducheneaux USS
TECUMSEH SSBN 628 (R)
Nicholas S. DuRocher N/A
N/A (R)
Michael Eastridge USS
BUFFALO SSN 715 (R)
Paul Egan USS ANNAPOLIS SSN 760 (R)
Arnold N. Feaster USS
SHARK SSN 591 (R)
Christopher E. Frazier USS
ANNAPOLIS SSN 760 (R)
Scott M. Gagliardi USS
DALLAS SSN 700 (R)
Charles L. Gates USS
DACE SSN 607 (R)
Hugh David Gibson USS
RHODE ISLAND SSBN
740 (R)
William Mark Gonzalez Jr.
USS WEST VIRGINIA
SSBN 736 (R)
Christian Gosina USS LA
JOLLA SSN 701 (R)
Noah Daniel Hill USS
SPRINGFIELD SSN 761 (R)
Derek Hixson USS ANNAPOLIS SSN 760 (R)
Michael W. Hodges USS
DARTER SS 576 (R)
Garrin K. Horton USS HELENA SSN 725 (R)
Ray A. Jacome USS HARTFORD SSN 768 (R)
Gregory L. John USS COLUMBIA SSN 771 (R)
Michael P Keenan Sr USS
POMODON SS 486 (R)
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Greg Kern USS SEAWOLF
SSN 575 (R)
Cal A. Kimes USS FLORIDA SSBN 728 (R)
Les King USS PHILADELPHIA SSN 690 (R)
Robert C. Kristian USS
SEA OWL SS 405 (R)
Robert M. Kuzemko USS
KENTUCKY SSBN 737 (R)
Matthew Labrie USS
GEORGE W. CARVER
SSBN 656 (R)
Andrew M. Livingston USS
PHILADELPHIA SSN 690
(R)
Travis Lungsford USS
TEXAS SSN 775 (R)
Luis Maldonado USS MINNEAPOLIS- ST PAUL SSN
708 (R)
Kyle Marchese USS FLORIDA SSBN 728 (R)
Ramon Masso-Flores USS
JEFFERSON CITY SSN
759 (R)
Russell A. McEntee (A)
Paul F. McHale USS TENNESSEE SSBN 734 (L)
Allen Scott Mclean USS
MISSOURI SSN 780 (R)
Matthew C. McNeely USS
ALEXANDRIA SSN 757 (R)
Ronald G. Mexicott USS
PHILADELPHIA SSN 690
(R)
Kevin Miller USS HARTFORD SSN 768 (R)
Richard Moore USS RASHER SS 269 (LHD)
Stephen M. Novic USS
JAMES MADISON SSBN
627 (R)
Edwin Earl Ostroot II USS
CONNECTICUT SSN 22
(R)
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Robert G. Paris USS BOSTON SSN 703 (R)
Terrance J. Persons USS
HAMPTON SSN 767 (R)
Michael K. Peterson USS
PROVIDENCE SSN 719 (R)
Josiah Rojas USS SANTA
FE SSN 763 (R)
Daniel V. Sandborg USS
PROVIDENCE SSN 719 (R)
Bryan Saylor USS MICHIGAN SSBN 727 (R)
Corey Schmidt USS NEVADA SSBN 733 (R)
Derek Sharpe USS PASADENA SSN 752 (R)
Gregory K. Shaw USS CAVALLA SSN 684 (R)
Elisha Singer USS ALBANY SSN 753 (R)
John H. Smalls USS SAN
JUAN SSN 751 (R)
Marco Antonio Solis USS
LOUISIANA SSBN 743 (R)
Dennis M. Sweeny USS
ANDREW JACKSON
SSBN 619 (R)
Mark Timmons USS NEW
HAMPSHIRE SSN 778 (R)
Andrew Tuck USS TOLEDO SSN 769 (R)
Christopher Lee Ullery
USS MAINE SSBN 741 (R)
Ronald L. Valliere USS
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
SSBN 600 (R)
Christopher G. Wartberg
USS MARYLAND SSBN
738 (R)
Justin Whalen USS HAWAII SSN 776 (R)
Brian Woydziak USS WYOMING SSBN 742 (R)
William S. Wright USS ANNAPOLIS SSN 760 (R)
"I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make
his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: 'I served in the United States
Navy.'" President John F. Kennedy, 1 August 1963, in Bancroft Hall at the U. S. Naval Academy.
USSVI Silent Service License Plates—Harrison Solt III
The SUBVETS creed, in part, is
“To perpetuate the memory of
our Shipmates who gave their
lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country. Having the Silent Service License Plate on your vehicles is one
way to “live the creed”.
The requirements for the Connecticut “Silent Service” License
Plate are (1) You are a member, in
good standing, of SUBVETS
Groton Base. (2) You have a CT
registered vehicle, and (3) You are
listed on the registration. If you
satisfy items 1 through 3, the pro-
cess is simple. Contact me by Email
plates@subvetsgroton.org or call me
(860) 464-9540 and I will send you
everything you will need, including
membership information if necessary.
Fees for this specialty license
plate are quite reasonable. Transferring an existing vanity or marker
plate is $65.00. Taking the next “off
the shelf” Silent Service plate is
$65.00. Establishing a new vanity
plate on the Silent Service plate is
$135.00.
Once the completed application
and your check made payable to
DMV is returned to me, your membership status is validated. The application and check is then forwarded to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
After about 6-8 weeks, your
plates arrive in the mail with instructions regarding the disposal of
your old plates. If there are any interim problems, I will work with
DMV to ensure everyone is happy.
I continue to get inquiries from
Submariners who didn’t know about
USSVI but spotted a Silent Service
plate or were referred to me by
DMV, so SUBVETS plates on our
roads are making a difference!
For over two years USSVI has
tried to create a motorcycle Silent
Service license plate.
Step up, be the next one on your
block to have the Silent Service License Plate on your vehicle.
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Submarine Excellence At SUBVETS Groton Base
This article provides highlights of
some of the Submarine Excellence
from among our local commands,
and Active Duty membership at
Groton Base.
This quarter’s recognition for
Submarine Excellence goes to all
of our Shipmates in the Groton
area who were selected as either
Junior Sailor of the Year (JSOY)
or Sailor of the Year for 2013.
Getting selected to this group is
no easy accomplishment. It takes
a lot of hard work, dedication and
professionalism to achieve this
status. The JSOY and SOY recipients represent the very best Sailors from within our Submarine
Force. Although they go on to furth er c ompetition s at th e
COMSUBLANT levels, to select
the best Sailors at those levels
there are no losers in this group.
Every one of them is a winner.
Shore
Sailor of the Year
IC1 Anthony Madrid, RSG
Shore
Junior Sailor of the Year
LS2 Scott Burgess, CSG2
Sea
Sailor of the Year
MM1(SS) Michael Nickel
Sea
Junior Sailor of the Year
STS2(SS) Kyle Liggett
CONGRATULATIONS also to
the Submarine Force Battle E
Winners. Winning the Battle E
means your boat is the best of the
best. Having been on the receiving
end of that award is an honor and
a privilege for the entire crew. It
is no easy task. The Submarines
home ported here in Groton that
were the winners are as follows:
Submarine Squadron 4:
CO: CDR Mike Luckett
COB: FTCM(SS) Ronald Clark
Submarine Development
Squadron 12
USS DALLAS (SSN 700)
CO: CDR Jack Houdeshell
COB: FTCM(SS) Billy Williams
The BATTLE E award is just
one award. There are many other
Boats recognized at this time of
year for many other things with
other awards Congratulations to
all commands that were award
recipients.
Homecoming Detail renders honors to BATTLE E Winner USS MISSOURI upon return from deployment.
For more information, or to become involved, contact Groton Base Chaplain Tom Russell
NEWSLETTER EDITOR:
Bravo Zulu to Hope Maruzo for her outstanding service as the Boat Notes Editor. Hope has had to step
down and we extend many thanks for all her hard work.
Hope has been relieved by Frank Rowe. If you have any comments or suggestions about Boat Notes, you can
contact Frank via email: PAO@subvetsgroton.org.
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House Committee—Jeff Walsh
Hello Shipmates,
I hope both you
and your family
had a wonderful
Christmas and I
wish your family
the best during
the New Year.
I would like to discuss the success we had this year with our
Thanksgiving Caring and Sharing
program. We served nearly 1000
meals which include Sailors and
their families, Veterans not able
to make it out for the holiday, and
local EMS and First Responders.
For this program to be a success,
it relies on the tremendous generosity of our many sponsors and
members with the various donations that we receive. This year
our many sponsors and wonderful
members went above and beyond
and they pulled through as they
have always done in the past. We
also raised enough to donate
$12,500 to the CSG-2 Caring and
Sharing Program, Navy Relief,
and Subvettes. I thank you for
your generosity as we USSVIGroton Base continue to do what
is good and take care of our own
in need.
As we start the New Year, it
also means it is that time to start
planning for one of our biggest
events, the 50th SUBVETS Anniversary and Scholarship.
We
have started to hold meetings in
planning for the many events that
will be held during the week, if
you wish to help please contact
myself and/or the Base Commander.
Our Brunches this year have
been a success thanks to our outstanding volunteers who consistently lend their support by cooking these Sunday meals. You will
notice a change this year as we
have dedicated every third Sunday as Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS) day.
With the help of our third week
crew: “Stu’s Crew” and Adrienne
Foret, all tips generated will be
donated to the Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS)
program. To date, with your help
we have raised nearly 200 dollars.
This program is very important
and I am striving to ensure we
give back to it, as John Riley and
his volunteer’s do such an honorable act. I believe whatever we can
do to help them would be a noble
thing.
We have a few dinners planned
this quarter. January 18th 2014
will be our Winter Steak Dinner;
our traditional St Patrick’s Day
dinner will be March 15th, 2014.
This year in place of our Veal dinner in February we are replacing
it with a Prime Rib Dinner. This
is scheduled for February 15th
2014.
The new calendar of events is
posted on the website, however if
there are any events you would
like to see, please contact me so
we can discuss how to best utilize
it to make it a success. My email
is house1@subvetsgroton.org my
cell phone number (860) 449-2103.
Scholarship News—Greg Kane
Happy New Year Shipmates. I
have relieved Barry Russack as the
Scholarship Chairman. Many
thanks to Barry for his years of service in leading this committee.
Groton Base will be accepting
Scholarship Applications for 2014
from 1 March – 15 April 2014. Application, resume, essay and all supporting documentation must be addressed to U.S. SUBVETS Attention
Scholarship Committee 40 School
Street Groton, Ct. 06340.
Applications must be received by
the closing date. Pay Attention to
Detail with your application.
Information about the Scholarship
Application procedures will be promulgated by the Base Commander on
the weekly broadcasts and will be
updated on the Scholarship web
page at http://subvetsgroton.org/
scholarship/default.aspx .
Elsewhere in this newsletter you
will find information about the
SUBVETS Anniversary Celebration.
The Anniversary Celebration and
primarily the Golf Tournament are
the principal fundraisers for the
Groton Scholarship Program.
Groton Base Members have always
given generously in the past to support this program, and the committee looks forward to your continued
support and another successful year
with the Groton Base Scholarship
Program, Greg Kane (860) 646-4211
scholarship@subvetsgroton.org
National Scholarship Applications The National Scholarship
Committee is pleased to announce
that they are accepting applications
for 2014 Scholarships now and will
be accepting requests for Scholarship
Applications from now until 15 March
2014. All scholarship applications are
to be in the hands of the Scholarship
Chairman by 15 April 2014. You can
download the application from the
USSVI Web page at:
https://www.ussvi.org/Documents.asp
?Type=Scholarship|Application The
three documents there must be downloaded to complete the package. If
you cannot download the application
or do not have internet please email
me or call and I will send you the
missing part(s). I can be reached on
my cell phone at [860-334-6457] or 30
Surrey Lane, Norwich, CT 063606541 hogan343@aol.com. If you need
ANY HELP please get in touch with
me and I will do whatever to help you
out. – Paul Orstad National Scholarship Chairman.
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Kap(SS) for Kid(SS)—John Riley
"No one stands
so tall as when
they stoop to
help a child"
Abraham Lincoln
Groton Base’s Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS)
Team brings comfort and joy to children and advances USSVI’s creed
and purpose in the process.
On June 25th Groton Base Westport
Satellite Group SUBVETS Mike
DeLeo, Roy Wilkes and Buzz Merritt, with John and Jackie Riley,
visited Children at Bridgeport Hospital. This was our 4th visit to the
Bridgeport Hospital.
We visited the kids in the hospital's
Activity Room and made Honorary
Submariners of 11 boys and
girls. The kids had lots of questions
which we enjoyed answering. They
were very excited about becoming
Honorary Submariners and receiving the gifts we presented them.
As usual, the hospital staff asked us
to return to visit the children as
often as we can, and we promised to
do so.
On July 2nd, Rich Lukas, Mike Lewis, Stuart Temple, and John and
Jackie Riley conducted another
K4K visit to children at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
in Hartford. We made Honorary
Submariners out of 37 Kids. We
brought comfort and joy to them
and the family members who were
visiting them.
The hospital staff thanked us for
our visit and requested that we
come back as often as we can. The
responses we receive from the children and their families warms our
hearts. Our lives are enriched by
the memories of these responses
and the knowledge that we made a
positive difference in the lives of our
new Honorary Shipmates.
We are coordinating with Connecticut Hospice to visit child patients in
their homes.
We are also discussing a K4K visit
to child and adult patients at the
Hospice. We were informed that
many of the hospice patients are
veterans and that it would be a
huge boost to their spirits.
Groton Base’s K4K shipmates bring
comfort and joy to sick children by
giving them caring attention and
making them honorary submariners. We give them an embroidered Honorary Submariner cap or
doo rag of their choice, an Honorary
Submariner certificate and a submarine photo signed by the SUBVETS. We also give them brochures
from the Groton, CT, Submarine
Force Museum and USS Nautilus
Submarine. We let them know that
they will get special treatment from
SUBVET docents if they wear their
caps when they visit.
We share lots of information about
submarines, submariners and our
history with the children and all
who are in attendance, which significantly advances the USSVI
Creed.
"We began by imagining that we
are giving to them; we end by realizing that they have enriched us" Pope John Paul II
Here is a link to our K4K Video
that explains the program:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/Da
HOrDe4U5E
Please contact me if you have questions or need more information. We
greatly appreciate any support you
can provide us.
I can be reached by email at
kaps4kids@subvetsgroton.org or by
phone at 203 668-9131.
Blast From the Past: 1968
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2014 Washington, DC Memorial Day Parade
Shipmates,
I have finally gotten most of the
information on the Washington, DC
National Memorial Day Parade on
Monday, May 26, 2014. We have to
apply for it and be approved to
march in the parade. The National
Memorial Day Parade is our nation's largest Memorial Day event.
Each year, more than 250,000 spectators and 3000 participants convene in Washington, DC to honor
our heroes who have worn the uniform.
I need to know how many bases and
base members of each base are willing to march in the parade. At the
present time there will be very limited space for those members who
cannot walk the one mile length of
the parade. Parking will be very
limited anywhere near the parade
and most of us will have to use the
Metro subway to get to the parade
and walk maybe a half mile or more
to the location where we form up for
the parade. I also need to know how
many bases would be willing to
bring a float and I need a picture of
the float with the tow vehicle. I am
also in need of a color guard for our
unit in the parade. This information needs to be sent to me at
al@ssbn657.com no later than October 24, 2013, as I want to put our
parade application in before the end
of October. This information is also
needed so we can start looking into
hotels and transportation from the
hotels to the parade in Washington,
DC . Note: Bases do not have to put
in an application for the parade as
this is being handled by National
and would cause problems with our
approval process. After I put in our
application we will not be informed
if we were accepted until midJanuary 2014.
This is a professional parade put on
by a production company from
Pennsylvania that just got through
doing the Miss America Parade in
Atlantic City, NJ . There is a limit
on the number of floats we can
have and this will not be finalized
until after March, 2014 when they
start setting up the parade order
and formations. We also need to
have a uniform of the day so we all
look similar as this is a professional parade. Black shoes and socks,
khaki pants, base polo/golf shirt,
vest if you have one and either a
base/boat ball cap or garrison hat is
a starting idea at the moment.
You can see the 2013 parade information sheets on our website:
https://www.ussvi.org/Documents/
Online_Organization_2013_DC_Me
morial_Parade_info_sheet.pdf
If you need more information
please call me at 518-355-2119 or
e-mail me at al@ssbn657.com
Pride Runs Deep,
Al Singleman, Jr. NJVC
Subvettes News—Dee Carcioppolo
Please pass this to
your spouses, mothers,
sisters,
and
daughters.
The Ladies Auxiliary
of the U.S. SUBVETS
are called the SUBVETTES. The
SUBVETTES are an organization
for Spouses, Mothers, sisters and
daughters of Regular members of
SUBVETS Groton Base. We were
approved by a vote of the Groton
Base Membership several years
ago. Our purpose is to support
Groton Base as required, and to
coordinate our own programs. We
are also established to provide
camaraderie amongst the ladies
who support our SUBVETS.
The SUBVETTES meet at the
same time that Groton Base
meets which is on the first Monday of every month at 6:30 pm.
We are always looking for new
ladies to join on with us. You can
either come to one of our meetings, and find out what we are
about, or you can contact president Dee Carcioppolo at either
(860) 514 – 8770, or ladiesaux@sub vetsgroton.org .
The SUBVETTES have been
busy through the fall. We assisted
with the Veterans Day reception
following the Memorial Service,
and many of the ladies helped out
with preparing desserts for the
great Thanksgiving feast at the
clubhouse for the single Sailors.
In November we did another
packing/mailing for the Individual
Augmentee (IA) program for
Thanksgiving and we did a second
mailing for Christmas. Many
thanks to the ladies who either
volunteered, or provided items for
these events.
We still have cook book for sale
as a fund raiser so if you are interested please contact us.
Start thinking now about the
Submarine Birthday Ball in April
and the SUBVETS Anniversary
Celebration 01 - 03 May. Ensure
your SUBVET gets you tickets for
both as they will be good times
not to miss.
That’s all for now. Have a safe
but Happy New Year. We’ll talk to
you again next year.
– Dee Carcioppolo
US Submarine Vets, Inc.
40 School St
Groton, CT 06340-3940
U.S. Postage
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Non Profit Org
New London, CT
Read inside how you can get this plate.
Visit us online:
www.subvetsgroton.
org
Check your address label above! If your PTD is
2013, you need to renew by 31 January 2014 or you
will be dropped from the roster.
NOTE: RENEW Your Membership Today
for 2014 or for Multiple Years!
Jan/Feb/Mar 2014
UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS, INC. GROTON BASE MEMBERSHIP/RENEWAL APPLICATION FORM
THIS FORM CAN BE USED FOR NEW MEMBERS, RENEWALS, TO PAY ADVANCE DUES, OR FOR ADDRESS OR INFORMATION UPDATES.
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY! UPDATE THIS FORM AND ENCLOSE IT WITH YOUR DUES (AND DONATION IF DESIRED).
Name:
Present/Highest Rank/Rate (i.e. TM2, LCDR, etc.):
Address:
Qualification Rate (i.e. MM, ET, EN, etc.):
City:
State:
Zip:
Active Duty or Retired:
Email:
1st Boat Qualified in Submarines: (Name; Hull; Date)
Name of Spouse/NOK:
Boat Name:
Phone:
Year Qualified in Submarines (YYYY):
D.O.B. (MM/DD/YYYY):
Document Proof or Sponsor's Name:
Prospective Associate Members: Are you a Veteran?: YES / NO
Military Service Dates (YYYY-YYYY):
Hull Number:
*If you served on additional Submarines, please list all Boat Names/Hull Numbers/Dates Served on separate paper.
I subscribe to the creed of the U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc. and agree to abide by all laws and regulations governing the U.S. Submarine
Veterans, Inc. so long as they do not conflict with my Military or Civil obligations. I will furnish further proof of my eligibility for membership if required by proper authority.
Signature:___________________________________________________Date:_______________________
REGULAR & ASSOCIATE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES
New/Renewal
National Dues
$20
Groton Base Dues
$15
Total
$35
MULTIPLE YEAR RENEWALS
2 YEARS NATIONAL/BASE DUES - $70
3 YEARS NATIONAL/BASE DUES - $100(saves $5)
5 YEARS NATIONAL/BASE DUES - $165 (saves $10)
TOTAL AMOUNT PAID: $________ Includes $_________ Donation for:
Groton Base Scholarship
Caring & Sharing
NATIONAL LIFE MEMBERSHIP COST
Age 76 and up
$100 (Plus Groton Base Dues 15 / yr)
Age 66-75
Age 56-65
Age 46-55
Under Age 45
GROTON BASE RENEWAL FOR LIFE MEMBERS $15/yr
Building Fund
Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS)
Memorial Preservation Fund
Newsletter
Other (Please Specify): ________________________________

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